Legal Opinion
MTR. STATE v. Ford Motor Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 28, 1989PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
New York’s "Lemon Law”, enacted in 1983, represents this State’s comprehensive program to protect consumers purchasing new cars (General Business Law § 198-a [L 1983, ch 444]). Pertinently, it prohibits motor vehicle manufacturers from charging for warranty-covered repairs made during the earlier of the vehicle’s first two years or 18,000 miles (General Business Law § 198-a [b]). We are called upon to determine whether that statute is violated when an automaker requires a new car owner to pay a $100 deductible against the cost of covered warranty repairs. We…
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